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dennypackard
Denny Packard
France



Born in the United States, I taught in France for over 40 years (plus many summers in Britain and the U.S.). I taught English primarily to young adults at University level, but I have also taught French secondary school pupils, business people, teachers, prison inmates, and drug addicts. My students have come from 93 countries around the world.

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Twilight Zone - The Living Doll
A worksheet to go with this episode of the old "Twilight Zone" TV series available on YouTube), which is about a doll that hates the little girl�s stepfather. For the titles I used the free fonts Shatter and TwyliteZone. Otherwise, you will have to adjust the fonts and font size so that both halves fit onto one page.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5


 
Present Like Steve Jobs
A very good 7-minute video entitled, "How to Present Like Steve Jobs" gives students (and teachers!) excellent advice on how to give very professional presentations (available at BNET.com [http://www.bnet.com/2422-13722_23-192173.html]). This worksheet (along with a corrected transcript) helps students highlight the most important aspects from the ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35


 
Everyday Use Discussion Questions
Discussion questions to go with the beautiful short story "Everyday Use" by black American author Alice Walker. This short story is always a hit, even with my science and engineering students.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13


 
What�s Better: Work or Prison?
With this rather funny comparison of working versus being in prison, have students work in pairs, each with either the Inmate or Worker worksheet. They take turns reading a line, and then they must decide which is more desirable, working or being in a prison and tick (or check) the appropriate box. If you would like a pdf. version of this exercise...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23


 
John Denver - Annie�s Song
Very pretty and easy song by John Denver. Gap-fill, easy-to-understand lyrics.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7


 
Colloquialisms 3
As with the 2 other worksheets that I posted a few weeks ago, this one asks students to match a statement with an idiomatic reply. I don�t know why the background of the image appears black here. On my screen it is white. Send me a personal message if you want me to send you a .pdf of this worksheet. This will print out best on a PostScript compati...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18


 
Elephant Orphanage
This 12-minute video news report about an elephant orphanage in Africa and the woman who has devoted her life to saving elephants is always a favorite of my students (intermediate and above). You can see it at http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=2294561n&tag=related;photovideo>. If you would like the crossword puzzle of the vocabulary, send me a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12


 
Who Gets a Transplant?
This exercise generates a lot of speaking. Students work in small groups of 4 or 5 discussing which 2 of the 5 patients will receive a life-saving liver transplant. (Two of the patients are loosely based on real people.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 27


 
Beatles - Hello, Goodbye
Fill in the gaps for beginners of this early Beatles hit.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4


 
Forced Choices Interviews
Here is a magical exercise that always seems to change the atmosphere in a class. Give half the students paper A and half B, and have them get into pairs. Their task is to take turns asking each other, "Are you more like �blue� or more like �yellow�?" The answers tend to become deep without becoming embarrassing or personal. My inspirations for thi...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7

 

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